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Astronomer Captures Breathtaking Time-Lapse Video Of Earth's Rotation From Ladakh
- Feb 03, 2025 14:28 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
Over four gruelling nights, he faced numerous setbacks, including storage issues, battery failures, and timer malfunctions.
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Dating Apps May Have Negative Effects On Body Image, Mental Health: Study
- Feb 03, 2025 08:25 am IST
- Zac Bowman, The Conversation
Around 350 million people globally use dating apps, and they amass an estimated annual revenue of more than $5 billion. In Australia, 49% of adults report using at least one online dating app or website, with a further 27% having done so in the past
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AI Could Have Predicted May 2024 Solar Storms, Study Claims
- Feb 02, 2025 21:46 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Traditional methods which rely on human analysis of solar images and data, often provide less accurate and timely forecasts.
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Long Believed Dormant, Scientists Discover This Muscle Still Works In Humans
- Feb 02, 2025 17:17 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
This muscle, known as the auricularis posterior, has been largely dormant in humans for centuries but shows signs of reactivation.
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In Major Breakthrough, Mice Created With Two Fathers And No Mother Reach Adulthood
- Feb 02, 2025 12:26 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
By using embryonic stem cell engineering, the researchers were able to reprogram the imprinted genes, effectively allowing the mice to develop with genetic material from two fathers.
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Microplastics In Placentas Leading To Premature Births, Study Finds
- Feb 01, 2025 18:53 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The researchers analysed 100 placentas from full-term births (37.2 weeks, on average) and 75 from preterm births (34 weeks) for the study.
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This Hidden Type Of Fat In Your Body Could Significantly Increase Your Risk Of Death
- Feb 01, 2025 18:24 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
A new study has found that individuals with higher amounts of fat in and around their muscles are at a greater risk of heart disease, regardless of their BMI, highlighting the need for further research into this potential risk factor.
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Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Nuclear Energy Mission For 'Viksit Bharat'
- Feb 01, 2025 14:54 pm IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
In her budget speech. Ms Sitharaman said that the development of at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047 is "essential for our energy transition efforts".
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This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City
- Jan 31, 2025 17:23 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.
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Shubhanshu Shukla: The Indian Astronaut Who Will Pilot Axiom-4 To Space
- Jan 31, 2025 10:50 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), NASA announced on Thursday.
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Is Your Favourite Black Kitchenware Safe? Recent Study Errors May Have Misled Millions
- Jan 30, 2025 18:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
People were warned to ditch their black utensils after a study found the common kitchen item contained "toxic addictives" - but it may have been too hasty a declaration.
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NASA Says Asteroid Bennu Samples Hold Secrets Of Life's Origins
- Jan 30, 2025 13:58 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The space rock was collected by a NASA spacecraft and transported to Earth in 2023.
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"A View Like No Other": ISRO Shares Onboard Footage Of 100th Rocket Launch
- Jan 29, 2025 13:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
The ISRO on Wednesday celebrated its 100th rocket mission with the successful launch of navigation satellite NVS-02.
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Noida Teen Discovers Asteroid, Set To Name It Through NASA's Programme
- Jan 29, 2025 12:10 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
In 2022, Daksh Malik's school offered him a chance to join the International Asteroid Discovery Programme, which allowed participants to discover and name new asteroids.
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Donald Trump Seeks Elon Musk's Help To Bring 'Stranded' Sunita Williams Home
- Jan 29, 2025 07:52 am IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump had asked him to facilitate the return of the two Boeing Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on the space station since June 2024.
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This Staple Food Eaten By 700 Million That Can Turn Deadly
- Jan 28, 2025 20:05 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
This resilient crop thrives in tropical climates and is vital for poorer communities, but its tubers and leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can cause fatal cyanide poisoning if not detoxified properly.
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'Chirping Bird' Sounds Detected 150,000 Km From Earth, Baffling Scientists
- Jan 28, 2025 17:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
This discovery has opened new avenues for the understanding of complex behavior of space radiation and its effects on our dear planet.
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Hear The Universe Roar: NASA Reveals Haunting Audio From A Supermassive Black Hole
- Jan 28, 2025 13:22 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
NASA has released an eerie audio clip of sound waves emanating from a supermassive black hole in the Perseus galaxy cluster, 250 million light-years away.
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Astronomers Discover How Massive Black Holes Create Their Own Meals
- Jan 28, 2025 10:36 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The universe's most massive black holes fuel themselves by cooling gas around them, astronomers have found
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AI Now Capable Of Cloning Itself, Scientists Fear "Red Line" Crossed
- Jan 27, 2025 07:18 am IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
This capability to reproduce autonomously raises concerns about the control and safety of AI systems.